Antiglare device for headlights



May 15, 1928. I 1,670,142

' D. DEE

ANTIGLARE DEVICE FOR HEADLIGHTS Filed June 4. 1926 hymn/01 DAN/EL DEE 56.2 fym Patented May 15, 1928.

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. An'objectof the invention is to providean anti-slate d ise a l rlean nexpensive e t 'u 'tie idlJlW l yi nd q ic y ee ta sdt0 th usual re ector f.-=. eallighti'n a min'muni loftiine, and independtlroft re i lit u b.the e 't.

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i lhieay be eithe ch qu -Q a l c t comprising preferably three sections one ofu wh h is .adar d.t b ,POS fi Q l H I: front the light bulb to obscureUthefilament; thereof to prevent glaring'of the'headlight, and another section having a suction means provided thereon and engageable with the surface of the reflector, to hold the device thereon independently of the light bulb.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description and the accompanying drawings and will be pointed out in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings there has been disclosed a structure designed to carry out the various objects of the invention, but

it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the exact features shown, as various changes may be. made. within the scope of the claims which follow:

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of an ordinary form of automobile headlight showing the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a front view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the improved device removed from the headlight; and

Figure 4 illustrates a modified construction wherein the anti-glare device is secured to the reflector above the light bulb.

In the selective embodiment of the invention here shown, for purposes of disclosure, there is illustrated an automobile headlight, comprising the usual casing 4, reflector 5 and lens 6' securedto the casing by means of the usual retaining ring 7. The usual i tens as es-manned sar s-yore. socket ,9 secured to tliecasing 4' infthe .usual manner.

23 a ea eras dais-rear d in as inven, n compirises a. front Secti n. 10, atop stl sn llys i a realisat on, 2:, .iorn' di 0t sheet material, preierablyi translucent, such as,cellii;lo id,;or it;1n aybe opaqueit" vdesired, v ksr sla leis prev ed in1 e.,d.epe di ng cup 14 of ordinary construction, having a all sfli' s fil .l5. e e, n e eived. n h lo e educed Parties of slot .1 as. shown inv Figures '1 and r The nppe1:,. en1arged} per-1.

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device ismounted upon the r eflecto1 ',as shown in ,Figure 1, I

' The QP ti i ei li iiei 'ra ily rear, c ion JQadaPt d. irece ve um-j an tally; di pb sd v r t light,bulbya shown 7 in Figures; a ..3., a 1. t e .f 'ont resection. T ;v

xt nds downwar y an forward y vtheahe. rom resitionsi iret Diih ligh ibulh to obscure the filament thereof to prevent glaring ofthe headlight. The rear section 12 depends from the topsection 11, preferably at right angles thereto, and preferably is straight as shown in Figure before mounting in the headlight. When the device is mounted upon the reflector within the headlight the lower portion of the. rear sec- 1,

tion 12 may be bent, as shown in Figure 1, I in order to properly position the device over the light bulb, as shownin this figure.

. By means of the suction'cup 14 the device. may quickly be attached to any ordinary reflector without the use of tools,'by simply removing the lens 6 from the headlight and r then removing the light bulb from its socket.

The device may then be mounted upon the surface of the reflector and the plug 16 of the light bulb inserted through theenlarg'ed portion of the key slot 13 and into its socket,

thereby rendering a glaring headlight nonlens may quick- 14:, in a manner similar to that shown and I described witlrreference to the previous figures. "The devlce shown in Figure 4 may be secured to the surfaceo f the reflector Withsheet material, the top section. being hori Zontally disposed above said light bulb in close proxiniitythereto, andthe front section diverging downwardly to a position in I front of said bulb and also in close proximity thereto, and the rear section depending'from said topsection' and having an aperture therein-- traversed by the plug ofvsa'id bulb, and a suction cup deniountably Vand terminally secured to said rear section andfiarrangedfor engagement With the surface of said reflector, whereby said anti-glaredevice may-be deinountably attached to the surface of said reflector. r a Q2. In combination with a reflector having alampsocket and light bulb including'a plug detachably engaged in said socket, a strip of opaque material secured to the reflector and arranged over thebulb to engage the same substantially at the front side, said strip having an opening loosely traversed by the plug and furtherhaving'a slot in said opening to form therewith a key hole slot,

and a vacuum cup detachably secured within the slot, and engaged With the reflector to secure the strip in operative position, said slot and cup lying below the bulb when the device isin'operative position;

'3; In coinbination'with a reflector having a light; bulb, a flat strip of inaterial secured to the reflector and arranged to screen the bulb at the top and outer end only.

4.; Incombination with a headlight re flector having a light bulb, a fiat strip of anat'erial arrangedito screen the bulb at the top and outer end only, said strip being adjustably removably secured to the reflector.

5. In combination; with a headlight'reflec tor having alight bulb, "a flat strip ofrnate rial arrangedto screen the bulb at the top and outerend only, said strip belngsecured' to the reflector, and said strip being of a Width substantially equal to the dian eter of the bulbf 6. In coinbinationavith a reflector having alight bulb including'a plug'detachably secured in'the socket, a strip of material secured to the reflectorand arranged to screen" the bulb at the top' and outer end only,'said strip having an opening traversed by the plug and further having a slot extending from said opening to form therewith a key hole slot, and a vacuum cup detachably secured Within the slot and engaged with the reflector to secure the strip in operative .positionflfy i In witness whereof, I havehereunto set my hand this 28thday of May, 1926; Y

1 -DANIEL DEE, 

